Fire officials announced the effects Cincinnati residents may feel if nearly 120 firefighters are cut to help balance the Cincinnati city budget.

City Council members said they are looking to cut the police and fire funds to account for a $35 million shortfall. Cincinnati Fire Union President Matt Alter said the large reduction means his crews will lose about 40 recruits and 80 full-time firefighters. He said it will add to the four to five companies already browned out each week because of previous budget woes.

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"We're being told another 13 to 16 on top of that would be cut, so you're looking at a 40 to 50 percent reduction in your fire companies in the city of Cincinnati,” said Alter.

City Council members referred to the parking deal as “Plan A” and with that on hold, they said they’re moving to “Plan B” with the police and fire layoffs.

“We are told everybody is on the table. Every firehouse in the city of Cincinnati is on the table,” said Alter. “Everyone's going to feel the pain. When you cut half of your fire companies, every citizen, every firefighter, every community is going to be impacted by this."

Firefighters indicated that with the lights being shut off in several firehouses, residents will see longer response times. They said every 30 to 60 seconds, the size of a fire doubles. Alter said safety of residents may be effected.

The fire chief said no cuts are definite, but as a plan of where to cut begins to take shape, the first firehouses to be indicated for closure are Clifton (Engine 34), Hyde Park (Engine 46), Over-The-Rhine (Engine 5) and Riverside/Sedamsville (Engine 37).